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Recent posts from Thriving Now.
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If I Never Finish, They Can’t Criticize Me
Finishing changes a private project into something that can be evaluated. As long as you are revising, researching, testing, or preparing, the work remains protected by its unfinished status. Once you release it, someone can declare what is missing. If earlier criticism ignored everything you did well and examined every flaw, not finishing may be…
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Releasing Old Coping Mechanisms
When we grow up in an unsafe environment, our brain searches desperately for some way to be safe. In such an unsafe place, our lives are chaotic and crazy and there really isn’t anything to hold onto. Our brain will latch on to whatever it can. Sometimes it grabs bizarre “rules” to explain what’s going on. Or it comes…
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Letting Movement Be FUN!
Is movement fun for you? Do you look forward to stretching, dancing, walking, running, and playing? A lot of people dread movement. They’ve associated exercise with pain, frustration, disappointment, and failure. We want to help you put the fun back into movement!
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I Want To Get Moving
– What do you notice when you think of exercise? – I might get hurt – I can’t do anything – longevity requires extreme physical work – What if movement can be fun and life-affirming? – What if you invited your body along instead of forcing it?
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Fear of Being Alone
– Fear of not finding my tribe – I want to be in relationship – On my own for the first time – Need someone to take care of me – Lack of relationship – Alone in a group – I don’t fit in my family
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Money and Romantic Relationships: Trust, Independence, and Shared Dreams
Money in partnership can represent safety, commitment, freedom, power, rescue, or proof that two people share a future. Disagreement about an amount may actually be disagreement about whose dream matters and whether either person is allowed to remain independent. The goal is not perfect financial sameness. It is enough clarity that money does not have…
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#33 – Can’t Think Straight!
How can you decide what to tap on when you’re really scattered, overwhelmed, and stressed? Here are 8 minutes of tapping and tips to tune you back into your body and mind… so you can relax and focus again.
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When Beauty, Power, or Feeling Good Feels Unsafe
Beauty, power, happiness, and celebration can all increase visibility. If visibility once brought ridicule, jealousy, punishment, or loss, feeling good may trigger an immediate brake. Perfectionism then becomes a strange compromise: strive toward beauty or success, but never arrive long enough to be exposed. What This Pattern Is Protecting The feared consequence matters more than…
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Old Endings New Beginnings
– Giving up magical thinking – Letting go means admitting I made a mistake – Seeing self as a stronger person – I’m doing all the work
